sick video bah!!!! yeha stand up is a gas once you got it down. really easy to go very far in the water without much energy. just start super big board...cruiser type. then if your gonna try surfing on it scale down comfortably. getting to small of a board can be VERY frustrating ( i did it ) but otherwise its really a cool way to explore the same things you do in a totally different way. i wouldnt be surprised if people started paddling down rivers that you fish on soon. on the right board ( barring any gnarley rapids) you could "theoretically" do it. but even just waterways, the columbia, and lakes. its really a lot of fun. you'd be very surprised how far you can go on those things without ever tiring. as far as getting wet....the learning curve is different for most folks but with a big enough board....a few hours? a few weeks to be really comfortable with it...which is why they are very dangerous surfing. long conversation there. but if i ever moved back i would buy one the first day back and take it everywhere.